Title:
What, No Digital Camera? Capturing the Beauty of the
Grand Canyon With a Brush
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a VOA Special English General News Report.
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Text:
It is a clear morning on the south side of the Grand
Canyon. This is the starting point for Linda Glover
Gooch. Little by little, the image starts to form.
Thousands of people take pictures of the Grand
Canyon every day in hopes of capturing its beauty.
Linda Glover Gooch could have stayed home and copied
a photograph of the canyon. But she says that would
not be the same.
LINDA GLOVER GOOCH: "Oh, there is a huge difference
because you are in the atmosphere. You feel the air.
Photos are nice, but they still lose some of the
feeling that's out there. And you experience it, you
know, firsthand, so your emotions are there at the
same time as you are doing the work."
This is what artists call plein air painting, in
which the changing light and environment affect the
work. Scott Kraynak is with the National Park
Service.
SCOTT KRAYNAK: "It's painting quickly in nature to
capture fleeting moments in nature of the light."
The National Park Service invites artists to make
paintings that will later be sold. The money helps
to pay for the building of an art gallery. Kraynak
says many people first came to know the Grand Canyon
through paintings.
SCOTT KRAYNAK: "Not many people, I think, realize
the importance of art in the national parks. Art
first gave people a glimpse of what these areas
looked like in the West, before TV and Internet. Art
was a big factor in these areas being set aside. Art
was big factor of popularizing national parks."
The works of Linda Glover Gooch can be seen in
places like the Lawrence Gallery in Scottsdale,
Arizona. Her paintings offer images of nature and
the desert to collectors who want to take some of
the beauty home with them.
LINDA GLOVER GOOCH: "I want to get that light on
that point because it's only going to be there for
an hour more, maybe, or a little less. It's really
bright."
Gooch spent all day at the Grand Canyon to produce
this one small painting. But she says there is
nowhere else she would rather be.
LINDA GLOVER GOOCH: "Words can't explain it. It is
just a gorgeous place. It's challenging. It's always
changing. The weather is never the same. It gives
you a lot of views. You could paint the rest of your
life out here and always see something different."
In the end, her painting of this one part of the
canyon is complete and ready for showing. However,
the ever-changing appearance of the canyon makes her
want to return and paint another day. I'm Steve
Ember.
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